Aer'La only wants to be free...The Confederated Worlds are unparalleled as a society of free people, yet, somehow, slavery still manages to exist. Aer'La, a non-human, was bred to serve as a pleasure slave. Years ago, she escaped her masters and masqueraded as a human, joining the Confederate Navy, where she worked her way up to ship's Bos'n under the heroic Captain Jan Atal. Now, Aer'La's secret has been discovered by Atal's superiors, the media, and the world at large. Branded a sociopath, ...
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Chapter 13: Revelations - Taken Liberty - A Tale from the Arbiter Chronicles
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The Arbiter have their final confrontation with Harl as Atal reveals a few things he's kept to himself. And then there's a funeral...
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Chapter 12: Inner Voices - Taken Liberty - A Tale from the Arbiter Chronicles
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Harl demands to search the Titan for the missing Aer'La; Cernaq's telepathy leads him to a wrenching discovery.
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Chapter 11: Quicker Than the Eye - Taken Liberty - A Tale from the Arbiter Chronicles
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Cernaq and Metcalfe formulate an illegal plan to help Aer'La
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Chapter 10: Arrested - Taken Liberty - A Tale from the Arbiter Chronicles
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Admiral Fournier arrives to place Titan under lock-down and supervise Aer'La's arrest.
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Chapter 9: Meet the Press - Taken Liberty - A Tale from the Arbiter Chronicles
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The Varthan slaver, Harl, brings his accusation of Aer'La as a murderer to the public.
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Chapter 8: Harl - Taken Liberty - A Tale from the Arbiter Chronicles
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The Varthan investigator arrives on Titan, and is none other than Aer'La's former overseer, Harl.
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Chapter 7: Den of Thieves - Taken Liberty - A Tale from the Arbiter Chronicles
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Cernaq enters into a telepathic union with Aer'La, and relives with her the events which led her from the auction block to the CNV Arbiter.
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Chapter 6: The Arbiters' Society - Taken Liberty - A Tale from the Arbiter Chronicles
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Aer'La's friends learn of her dilemma. Metcalfe and Cernaq fear she may be suicidal.
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Chapter 5: Professor Mors - Taken Liberty - A Tale from the Arbiter Chronicles
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Atal's mentor comes aboard to monitor the Aer'La situation. With him is the beautiful, telepathic Dr. Pallas, with whom Metcalfe falls instantly in love. Admiral Fournier, the Secretary of the Navy, announces that Aer'La will be deported back to her home planet.
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Chapter 4: The Fifth Midshipman - Taken Liberty - A Tale from the Arbiter Chronicles
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The Arbiters meet their new fellow officers: Deputy Captain Phyn Darby and Midshipman Sestus Blaurich. It's not love at first sight. They learn that Darby and the ship's Physician are scheming to turn Aer'La over to the Admiralty. Metcalfe is accosted by Blaurich and his thuggish friend.
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Chapter 3: Departure - Taken Liberty - A Tale from the Arbiter Chronicles
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In a spaceport tavern, we meet Terry Metcalfe and the other Arbiters, the young officers who work under Captain Atal. After a barfight and the appropriation of their shuttle, they report to the Confederate Naval Vessel /Titan /to face one of the most daunting threats in space: a press conference.
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Chapter 2: Raised in Captivity - Taken Liberty - A Tale from the Arbiter Chronicles
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Bos'n Aer'La relates the story of her childhood as a slave to Captain Atal.
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Chapter 1: The Trouble with Aer'La - Taken Liberty - A Tale from the Arbiter Chronicles
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Captain Jan Atal is confronted by his ship's physician, who has discovered that the ship's bos'n is, in fact, a member of a dangerously violent alien race.
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Chapter Zero - An Overview of Arbiter Chronicles, Series One - Taken Liberty - A Tale from the Arbiter Chronicles
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Taken Liberty author Steve Wilson relates the events which led up to Taken Liberty, as they were originally presented in the Arbiter Chronicles Radio Drama series. Includes clips from the never-before-podcast radio shows.
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